April2018

The long-held belief that strange behaviour by cats, dogs and even cows can predict an imminent earthquake is not backed by evidence, according to a new study. Such claims are often based on single observations and...

Police recovered the unidentified body from a plastic drum. Police have recovered the decomposed body of a young girl from a drum inside a residential hotel at Hotapara area in the sadar upazila on Thursday afternoon....

The BRAC Migration Media Award, held on 18 April, recognised the contributions made by journalists in protecting the rights of migrants and their families. The award ceremony was held in BRAC Centre, announcing winners under six...

Paramount has agreed to fund and distribute “Rocketman,” a biopic about British entertainer Elton John, a spokesman for the US studio said on Thursday. The film will star Taron Egerton (“Kingsman,” “Eddie the Eagle”), who will...

A group of EU lawmakers on Friday urged the bloc’s leaders to boycott this year’s football World Cup in Russia to protest over Moscow’s “mockery of European values”. The 60 MEPs said all European Union countries...

The Bangladesh part of Sunderbans, by virtue of its larger area, has more tigers compared with the Indian side, but the tiger density is lower than the Indian side, said a Times of India report on...

Barcelona and Sevilla will know the success of their respective seasons is on the line when they go head to head in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday. The Cup would certainly have been third...

Myanmar pledged safe repatriation of Rohingya from Bangladesh as soon as possible despite accusations of activists claiming the government was intentionally blocking aid for refugees facing dire food shortage in Rakhine state, according to Anadolu Agency....

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been included on the list of Time magazine’s 100 world’s most influential people for 2018, according to UNB. The list published by the New York-based weekly on Thursday contains the names...

Indian police are investigating a fire that destroyed a Rohingya Muslim settlement in New Delhi last weekend after a Twitter user claimed responsibility for setting the blaze. About 40,000 Rohingya from Myanmar have settled in India...